The evolution of the Islamic State / Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lovelace, Douglas C., Jr., 1948- author.

Series:

Terrorism (Oxford University Press) ; Volume 143.

Terrorism : Commentary on Security Documents, 1062-4007 ; Volume 143

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Middle East.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

IS (Organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests. Volume 143, The Evolution of the Islamic State, focuses on the U.S. response to the Islamic State both in Syria and Iraq from a foreign policy standpoint and a military strategy perspective, as well as considering the impact of the rise of the Islamic State on the broader global jihadist movement. Consideration is also given to the importance of information warfare in countering the Islamic State's worldwide recruiting efforts via the Internet.

Contents:

Cover

TERRORISM

Copyright

Table of Contents

Introduction

A. U.S. POLICY FOR DEALING WITH THE ISLAMIC STATE

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr

DOCUMENT NO. 1: The "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy,CRS Report No. R43612, Christopher M. Blanchard et al., June 11, 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 2: The Islamic State and U.S. Policy, CRSReport No. R43612, Christopher M. Blanchard and Carla E. Humud,February 9, 2016

DOCUMENT NO. 3: Islamic State Financing and U.S. PolicyApproaches, CRS Report No. R43980, Carla E. Humud et al.,April 10, 2015.

B. COMBATTING THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT

DOCUMENT NO. 4: U.S. Military Action Against the Islamic State:Answers to Frequently Asked Legal Questions, CRS Report No. R43720,Michael John Garcia and Jennifer K. Elsea, September 9, 2014

DOCUMENT NO. 5: Armed Confl ict in Syria: Overview and U.S.Response, CRS Report No. RL33487, Christopher M. Blanchard et al.,October 9, 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 6: Iraq's Shia Warlords and Their Militias: Politicaland Security Challenges and Options, Norman Cigar, Strategic StudiesInstitute, U.S. Army War College Press, June 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 7: European Fighters in Syria and Iraq: Assessments,Responses, and Issues for the United States, CRS Report No. R44003, KristinArchick et al., April 27, 2015

C. ISLAMIC STATE PROPAGANDA

DOCUMENT NO. 8: The Islamic State and Information Warfare: DefeatingISIS and the Broader Global Jihadist Movement, Threat Knowledge GroupSpecial Report, January 2015.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2017).

ISBN:

0-19-065021-4